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WVU Modernization Program

The WVU Modernization Program will ensure that West Virginia University becomes the land-grant university of the future, engaging students, faculty and staff across the campus community in a multi-year initiative to transform the user experience and position the University for future success through optimized systems and practices.

About the Program

To make this vision a reality, we will engage stakeholders across the University and work together to align our systems and processes while adhering to an established set of overarching guiding principles.

Guiding Principles

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Unified Future

Unite the institution by looking towards the future; in the spirit of OneWVU, optimize business processes by considering what will best serve the institution broadly.

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Blue-Sky Approach

The WVU Modernization Program will be uninhibited by past practices.

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People-Driven Design

Enhance the user experience by creating useful, integrated, intuitive and technology-enabled engagement to benefit the University as a whole.

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Simplification and Standardization

Increase standardization, eliminate unnecessary complexity and prioritize interconnection between systems and practices.

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Data-Empowered Decisions

Empower data-based decision-making while protecting individual privacy and institutional security.

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Built to Last

Create sustainable systems and processes that can withstand future challenges, adapt to changing needs, respond to innovation and provide enduring support for mission-critical functions.

Focus Areas

The program seeks to identify and implement integrated platforms and processes in these key areas:

Student Experience and Systems

  • Enhanced student systems and information sharing
  • Improved student engagement experience
  • Streamlined student onboarding experience
  • Student data alignment

Finance

  • Payroll module improvements
  • Enhanced budget model
  • Asset/inventory management

Talent and Culture

  • Role-based security
  • Title/job classification
  • Service level agreements
  • Employee Relations issue tracking
  • Performance management
  • Credentialing/training tracking
  • Applicant tracking

Research Administration

  • Pre- and post-award support
  • Service level agreements
  • Continuation of the Kuali cloud migration
  • Enhanced post-award reporting

Data Management

  • Enterprise-wide data management and governance model
  • Expansion of existing data warehouse and visualization capabilities

Additional Technology

  • Enhanced IT governance and funding model
  • Collaboration tool rationalization
  • Identity provider consolidation
  • Remote work and instruction technology
  • Third-party workflow engines
  • Document digitalization and document management

Program Timeline

Stay on track with what’s planned by referring to the high-level program timeline.

The timeline is subject to change. Project details will be shared as more information becomes available.

2022-2023

Foundational Projects

2023-2026

Student Experience Enhancement

2023-2028

Research Connect Program

2023-2028

Finance, Human Capital Management and Student Information Systems

2022-2028

Data Management and Governance

QUESTIONS?

Check out our FAQs. You also may submit questions to modernizationprogram@mail.wvu.edu.